Hello mates.
The family need to buy a grandaughter a DSLR for her 21st. The US seem to offer great Canon 400d deals through a credit card with lens+Mem+tripods+hard case++ for £410 + £50 shipping.
Although I expect vat will be charged am I being naive please?
thanks

It might be worth getting in touch with your local Customs & Excise office to confirm the above and to get the appropriate TARIC code(s) so that they can be displayed on the package before it is shipped.

Hi Bob. Thank you for that! What are your thoughts on doing it? Certainly the deal seems far superior there, warranty apart, but are they genuine, do you think? The Ebay feedback suggests so doesn't it. I'll get onto that site.
thanks again.
keith

I have had a lot of experience with them and so have my friends. As an ex patriot living outside the US (and living around the world half of my life) I sometimes find it tough to pay the wonderful EU prices (especially here in Germany), but it is the company where I am going to order my new camera from.

They have some rules for ordering from outside the US but in my opinion they are reasonable. I have done it in the past when I needed something from them and my parents weren't coming over to visit and would bring it for me.